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Saturday, 4 April 1914
Home International Championship 1913-14 (31st) Match

Scotland 3 England 1 [1-1]
 

 Match Summary
Scotland Party
England Party
Team Records

Hampden Park, Kinghorn Drive, Mount Florida, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Attendance: 105,000; Kick-off 3.00pm GMT

Scotland - Charlie Thomson ('twenty-yard shot from a Donaldson corner' 4), Jimmy McMenemy ('shot with splendid power just under the bar' 51), Billy Reid ('placed his shot inside the post' 67)
England - Harold Fleming ('volley from a Smith header after a Crompton free-kick' 18)
Results 1901-14

Scotland won the toss, England kicked-off.
 

Match Summary

Officials

Scotland

Type

England
Referee - Herbert S. Bamlett
 32 (1 March 1882), Gateshead

Linesmen - Duncan Campbell, Scotland and M. Bilston, England.

   Goal Attempts  
  Attempts on Target  
  Hit Bar/Post  
  Corner Kicks Won  
  Offside Calls Against  
  Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  

Scotland Team
 

Rank:

 No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 7th to 5th		 Colours: Dark blue shirts with white collars, white shorts
Capt: James Gordon Selectors: The Scottish Football Association Selection Committee, of seven members, chosen, following the inter-league match, on Monday, 30 March 1914.
Scotland Lineup
  Brownlie, James 28 15 May 1885 G Third Lanark FC 16 11 GA
  McNair, Alexander 30 26 December 1883 RB The Celtic FC 12 0
  Dodds, Joseph 26 14 July 1887 LB The Celtic FC 3 0
  Gordon, James E. 25 23 July 1888 RH Rangers FC 7 0
Thomson, Charles B. 35 12 June 1878 CH Sunderland AFC, England 21 4
  Hay, James 33 12 December 1880 LB Newcastle United FC, England 11 0
  Donaldson, Alexander P. 23 4 December 1890 OR Bolton Wanderers FC, England 3 0
McMenemy, James 30 23 August 1880 IR The Celtic FC 11 5
Reid, William nk not known CF Rangers FC 9 4
  Croal, James A. 28 27 July 1885 IL Falkirk FC 3 0
  Donnachie, Joseph 28/29 1885 OR Oldham Athletic AFC, England 3 1

reserves:

 reserves not known
 
2-3-5 Brownlie -
McNair, Dodds -
Gordon, Thomson, Hay -
Donaldson, McMenemy, Reid, Croall, Donnachie.

Averages:

 Age 28.6-7 Appearances/Goals 9.0 1.3
 

England Team
 

Rank:

 No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 1st to 2nd		 Colours: White collared jerseys and navy blue shorts
Capt: Bob Crompton, 22nd captaincy Selectors: The seven-man FA International Selection Committee, on Monday, 30 March 1914, at 42 Russell Square, London.
86th match, W 61 - D 15 - L 10 - F 290 - A 76.
England Lineup
  Hardy, Sam 30 26 August 1882 G Aston Villa FC 18 18 GA
  Crompton, Robert 34 26 September 1879 RB Blackburn Rovers FC 41 0
  Pennington, Jesse 30 23 August 1883 LB West Bromwich Albion FC 23 0
  Sturgess, Albert 31 21 October 1882 RH Sheffield United FC 2 0
  McCall, Joseph 27 6 July 1886 CH Preston North End FC 3 1
  McNeal, Robert 23 15 January 1891 LH West Bromwich Albion FC 2 0
  Walden, Frederick I. 26 1 March 1888 OR Tottenham Hotspur FC 1 0
Fleming, Harold J. 26 30 April 1887 IR Swindon Town FC 11 9
  Hampton, J. Henry 28 21 April 1885 CF Aston Villa FC 4 2
  Smith, Joseph 24 25 June 1889 IL Bolton Wanderers FC 3 1
  Mosscrop, Edwin 24 16 June 1889 OL Burnley FC 2 0

reserves:

 Crystal Palace FC's & Oxford CIty FC's Reverend Kenneth Hunt and Chelsea FC's Vivian Woodward.

team notes:

 Bob Crompton extends his tally as England's record appearance holder and Sam Hardy extends his record of the goalkeeper with most appearances..
 
2-3-5 Hardy -
Crompton, Pennington -
 Sturgess, McCall, McNeal -
Walden, Fleming, Hampton, Smith, Mosscrop.

Averages:

 Age 27.5 Appearances/Goals 10.0 1.1

England teams v. Scotland:

1913:

 Hardy Crompton Pennington Brittleton McCall Watson Simpson Fleming Hampton Holley Hodkinson

1914:

 Hardy Crompton Pennington Sturgess McCall McNeal Walden Fleming Hampton Smith Mosscrop

 

    Match Report

Before a crowd of 110,000 people, Scotland beat England on Saturday by three goals to one. Although extra stands and extra banking have been added to Hampden Park since last year, the gates had to be closed before the game started, and thousands were turned away disappointed.

Getting to the ground was a matter of the utmost difficulty. Hampden Park is some four miles out of Glasgow, and to walk there would take the keen edge off the appetite for the game. Trams were quite hopeless unless one was prepared to fight one's way in and risk a broken ankle from a slammed door. To take a lady by train was impossible. Every taxicab and horse-cab in Glasgow was engaged by 12 o'clock in the morning. Many people only got to the ground by walking half-way and snatching up conveyances as they came back.

Hundreds arriving after the gates were shut climbed the hill which faces the grand-stand and watched the game from there. " Watched the game " is a polite fiction, for the people on the hill could only see the ball when it was kicked very high ; the players themselves they could not catch a glimpse of. Some mental telepathy, however, seemed to pass between them and the spectators in the grand-stand ; and apparently they enjoyed the game almost as much as if they were really seeing it all. They could hear the roar that came up from the crowd when a goal was scored, but until some sign was given from the grand-stand, they could have no notion which side had scored. Whether it was a brilliant shot, a weak save, or a back putting the ball through his own goal they had no human chance of knowing. Yet there they stood and apparently enjoyed themselves. " What fools these mortals be," said Puck. But some forms of madness are good for a nation.

As for the crowd inside the ground, it was a sight to see and never forget. The huge bank opposite the grand-stand was a misty sea of faces, lit up occasionally as the sun struck on them, but mostly a blurred colourless white like baby balloons. Faces and caps, faces and caps, not even a shoulder to be seen behind the front row. From far off the crowd of faces looked like the " hundreds and thousands " of our childhood, dusted on a huge oblong with a green rectangle for a centre. In " The Little White Bird," J. M. Barrie writes that the Baby Walk is so full of perambulators that you could cross from side to side stepping on babies, but the nurses won't let you do it." On Saturday you could have walked round the ground stepping on heads ; but the police would not have let you do it.

There was no championship at stake on Saturday, the Association Championship had been annexed by Ireland already. But as in the Calcutta Cup at Rugby football, so at Association, the game of the year is that between England and Scotland ; other internationals pale before the great game, which is really rather a pity.

It was the fastest game between England and Scotland since the A.F.A. and the F.A. quarrelled...

...A corner followed to Scotland, and, from another, Thomson scored with a long shot. Pennington was responsible for the goal, for he crossed Hardy as the shot was made and unsighted him. This was just four and a half minutes from the start...

A foul against Thomson in the middle of the ground led up to England's one goal. Crompton took the kick ; Smith trapped it cleverly and passed across to Fleming, who rushed the ball through...

...After six minutes M'Menemy shot in from only a few yards out, Hardy having no chance to save. The defence seemed to leave M'Menemy severely alone, each, apparently, expecting some one else to take the man while they looked on. A quarter of an hour later M'Menemy hit the bar with a grand shot ; the ball came out softly to Reid, who scored very easily... - The Times - Monday 6th April, 1914

    Football League
Football League Division One
4 April 1914
Team P Pts
Blackburn Rovers 34 47
Bolton Wanderers 33 39
Aston Villa 33 38
West Bromwich Albion 34 37
Sunderland 34 36
Middlesbrough 32 35
Oldham Athletic 33 35
Bradford City 33 34
Everton 33 33
Chelsea 33 33
Burnley 33 31
Tottenham Hotspur 33 31
Newcastle United 33 31
Liverpool 32 31
Manchester United 31 30
The Wednesday 34 30
Sheffield United 32 29
Manchester City 33 29
Derby County 33 26
Preston North End 34 25

 

Division One matches played on 4 April 1914:

ASTON VILLA 1-3 NEWCASTLE UNITED
Wallace pen. 67 (Wilson 40, Shepherd 80, 83)
17,000 (Villa Park, Birmingham)

Villa were without Hampton and Hardy, who were playing against Scotland in Glasgow, whilst Newcastle were without Jimmy Hay, who was playing for Scotland.

BLACKBURN ROVERS 3-2 BOLTON WANDERERS
Latheron 23, Dawson, Shea (Lillycrop 60, 62)
25,000 (Ewood Park, Blackburn)

Blackburn were without Bob Crompton, who was captain against Scotland in Glasgow, whilst Bolton were without Smith, who was also playing against Scotland, and Donaldson, who was playing for Scotland.

BRADFORD CITY 0-0 CHELSEA
10,000 (Valley Parade, Bradford)

Chelsea were without Vivian Woodward, who was a reserve against Scotland in Glasgow.

DERBY COUNTY 4-2 MANCHESTER UNITED
Barnes 5, Moore 14, Scattergood pen. 46, Leonard 83 (Travers 42, West 77)
7,000 (Baseball Ground, Derby)

Derby's goalkeeper scored from the penalty spot.

EVERTON 2-0 WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Clennell 15, Parker 20
21,000 (Goodison Park, Liverpool)

West Brom were without McNeal and Pennington, who were playing against Scotland in Glasgow.

MANCHESTER CITY 2-1 OLDHAM ATHLETIC
Jones 30, 90 (Walters 75)
28,000 (Hyde Road, Manchester)

Oldham were without Joe Donnachie, who was playing for Scotland against England in Glasgow.

MIDDLESBROUGH 4-1 PRESTON NORTH END
Tinsley 40, Elliott pen. 41, 70, Healey 60 (Kennedy 71)
11,000 (Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough)

Preston were without Joe McCall, who was playing against Scotland in Glasgow.

SHEFFIELD UNITED 5-0 BURNLEY
Gillespie 20, 53, Fazackerley 33, 78, Kitchen 75
18,000 (Bramall Lane, Sheffield)

United were without Sturgess, who was playing against Scotland in Glasgow, as was Burnley's Mosscrop.

SUNDERLAND 0-1 THE WEDNESDAY
(McLean 3)
12,000 (Roker Park, Sunderland)

Sunderland were without Charles Thomson, who scored the opening goal for Scotland against England in Glasgow.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0-0 LIVERPOOL
 19,800 (White Hart Lane, London)

Tottenham were without Fanny Walden, who was making his international debut against Scotland in Glasgow.

Blackburn wrapped up their second title in three years, six days later, on Good Friday.

Football League Division Two
4 April 1914
Team P Pts
Notts County 35 50
Bradford 33 41
Woolwich Arsenal 32 41
Hull City 33 39
Leeds City 32 38
Clapton Orient 32 37
Bristol City 33 37
Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 36
Barnsley 32 35
Bury 33 35
Fulham 33 34
Stockport County 33 31
Grimsby Town 32 31
Birmingham 33 30
Huddersfield Town 33 27
Blackpool 33 27
Glossop 33 23
Leicester Fosse 33 23
Lincoln City 34 22
Nottingham Forest 33 21

 

Division Two matches played on 4 April 1914:

BARNSLEY 0-1 NOTTS COUNTY
(Flint)
13,000 (Oakwell, Barnsley)

BLACKPOOL 0-0 CLAPTON ORIENT
 3,500 (Bloomfield Road, Blackpool)

BURY 0-0 BRADFORD
 5,561 (Gigg Lane, Bury)

FULHAM 1-0 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Pearce
 10,000 (Craven Cottage, London)

GRIMSBY TOWN 0-2 BIRMINGHAM
(A.W.Smith 2)
 8,000 (Blundell Park, Cleethorpes)

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 0-2 STOCKPORT COUNTY
(Gault, Rodgers)
 5,000 (Leeds Road, Huddersfield)

HULL CITY 0-0 LEICESTER FOSSE
 7,000 (Anlaby Road, Hull)

LINCOLN CITY 1-5 GLOSSOP
Robson (H.Stapley 2, Henderson 2, Thompson)
3,000 (Sincil Bank, Lincoln)

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 2-1 LEEDS CITY
Derrick, Harris (Law)
5,000 (City Ground, Nottingham)

WOOLWICH ARSENAL 1-1 BRISTOL CITY
Winship (Brown)
12,000 (Highbury, London)

Seven days later, Notts County's target of immediate promotion back to the First Division was achieved when they secured the Second Division Championship. They were accompanied into the top flight by Bradford, who secured a first ever promotion by nine-hundredths of a goal from Woolwich Arsenal.

IN OTHER NEWS...

It was on 5 April 1914 that the Baronet of Coombe in Sussex, Sir John Shiffner died whilst cleaning a gun, when it went off, killing him instantly.

Source Notes

England Football Factbook: Cris Freddi
Scottish Football Association
Scotland - The Complete International Record: Richard Keir
London Hearts
original newspaper reports
FA Yearbooks 1950-60
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